Seems like Belal Muhammad is ready to maintain his phrase.
The present UFC welterweight champion was sidelined with a nasty bone an infection and compelled to withdraw from his very first title protection, a five-round showdown reverse undefeated contender Shavkat Rakhmonov atop the UFC 310 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion this Sat. night time (Dec. 7, 2024) at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
In consequence, the promotion poached fast-rising welterweight prospect Ian Garry from the UFC Tampa combat card and paired him in opposition to Rakhmonov. The winner is anticipated to problem Muhammad for the 170-pound strap sooner or later in early 2025, assuming there aren’t any main accidents suffered this weekend in “Sin Metropolis.”
“We’re formally cleared to start out understanding once more!!!!” Muhammad wrote on Twitter. “These final six weeks I’ve been watching a number of tape and learning each these guys [Rakhmonov and Garry] and my official unbiased breakdown is that I break each of them.”
The 36 year-old Muhammad (24-3) is undefeated throughout his final 11 fights and captured the welterweight crown by defeating Leon Edwards atop the UFC 304 combat card again in July. Along with the Rakhmonov-Garry combat, “Keep in mind the Title” could possibly be confronted with a bunch of different rising contenders, like Joaquin Buckley and Jack Della Maddalena, amongst others.
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